BJP stands by Modi, calls DG Vanzara frustrated

September 04, 2013 09:18

A day after top Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara quit from his position and accused the state government of having failed to protect the interest of policemen jailed for encounter deaths, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to back Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

While resigning, Vanzara claimed in a 10-page letter that the CM has been shielding Amit Shah, a close aide and former state home minister, at the cost of police officers who fought against "Pakistan inspired terrorism".

As reported by a news channel, Gujarat BJP spokesperson Jai Narayan Vyas today said that Vanzaras resignation doesnt matter as he was already under suspension. Vyas added that it was Vanzaras anger and frustration that had forced him to level such allegations.

Vanzara made the charges on a day the Congress demanded Modi's resignation in the wake of a sting operation claiming to "expose" a plan by senior BJP leaders to save Amit Shah in the Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case.

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